Lock nut



Dec. 7 192s. 1,609,563

G. R. LOY

LOCK NUT Filed Feb. 1, 1924 w v George R Lc y Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOCK N UT.

Application filed February This invention relates to improvements inlock nuts and has for an object the provision of means whereby a boltengaging nut may be easily and quickly secured in place so as to preventaccidental removal.

another object of the invention is the provision of a lock nut which ischeap and simple in construction and reliable'and ellicientin use.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

in the drawings 1- Figure l is a longitudinal sectional Viewillustrating the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote cor.-

responding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a pair of objectsor members through which passes a bolt 11, the latter being equippedwith a lock nut constructed in accordance with the present invention.

This lock comprises a bolt engaging nut 12 which has projectingtherefrom a tapered extension or sleeve 18 which is both internally andexternally threaded and provided with longitudinally disposed slits 14.Mounted upon the nut 12 is an intermediate bindin nut 15 which also hasprojecting therefrom a sleeve or extension'16 which, like the sleeve orextension 13 is internally and externally threaded and is longitudi- 1,1924. Serial No. 690,058.

nally slitted as shown at 17. The nut 15 serves to force the sleeve orextension 13 into binding engagement with the nut 11 and mounted uponthe extension 16 of the nut 15 is a jamb nut 18 which acts to furtherbind or jamb the sleeve of the nut 15 into engagement with the sleeve ofthe nut 12 and the latter into engagement with the bolt 11.

By means of the construction just described, the nut 12 may be adjustedto a prop-e1- position and the nut 15 adjusted so as to provide abinding engagement between the bolt and the nut 12, while the adjustmentof the nut 18 will further act to bind or amb the nuts 12 and 15 intoplace and prevent their accidental dislodgement.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is here-' in reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A lock nut comprisingan inner bolt engaging nut, a tapered externally threaded extensionprojecting from one face thereof and having longitudinally disposedslits in said extension, an intermediate binding nut threadedly engagingthe bolt engaging nut, an externally threaded extension projecting fromthe binding nut and also provided with longitudinally disposed slots anda jamb nut threadedly engaging the extension of the binding nut.

, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

VGEORGE R. LOY.

